This is an excellent nitrogen building plant, as a legume. Planted with oats or rye, it serves to improve the forage nutrition of grass hay.

Planting Guide

Hairy Vetch occupies a wide range of soils and is also very forgiving in terms of pH. It is best planted with a soil temperature of 50°F or above. The seed is best planted between September and December, at a depth between 1” and 2”. It will not require Nitrogen help, but Phosphorus and Potash will help based on a soil test. This is a vine that will grow between three and six feet in height.

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